The fire at the Panamanian-registered oil tanker, MT New Diamond, which was doused on Sunday, reignited on Monday, the Indian Navy spokesperson said. 

The Sri Lankan crude oil tanker caught fire
off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka on September 3 and the Indian and Sri Lankan Navy have been fighting the fire since days. “Fire-fighting and boundary cooling efforts have been intensified to bring the
fire under control,” the Navy tweeted on Monday.

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“Salvage Team has arrived at scene. Additional assets,
salvage personnel & FF equipment also enroute,” the Indian Navy further
added.

After the tanker caught fire on September 3, the Indian
Coast Guard pressed into action three of its ships and a Dornier aircraft after
the Sri Lankan Navy sought assistance to control the fire onboard the
Panamanian-registered oil tanker New Diamond.

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According to media reports, the fire started in the engine
room of the oil tanker, which was carrying crude oil from Kuwait to India, and
then spread.

On Friday, the Sri Lankan Navy confirmed that one of the
ship’s 23 crew members died in a boiler explosion in the engine room of the tanker.

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The Indian Coast Guard on Saturday confirmed that there was
no oil slick reported.

The ship was manned by a crew of 18 Philippines and 5 Greek
nationals. The Sri Lankan Navy had earlier confirmed that the remaining 22
members of the crew had been rescued.